1962 Paterson Miners (ACFL) |
| 1st place • 8-1-0 .889 |
| Head Coach: Sol Rosen |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Result | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/11/1962 | H | Baltimore Broncos | 20-0 | W | Paterson, NJ | Hinchliffe Stadium | 6500 | |
| Sat | 8/18/1962 | N | Washington Collegians | 60-6 | W | Madison, NJ | Madison High School Field | 3500 | |
| Sat | 8/25/1962 | N | Morrissey Steelers | 46-2 | W | Hackettstown, NJ | |||
| Sun | 9/2/1962 | N | Fort Eustis | 14-16 | L | Franklin, NJ | |||
| Sat | 9/8/1962 | A | Portland Sea Hawks | 26-20 | W | Portland, ME | Portland High School Stadium | 9612 | |
| Sat | 9/15/1962 | A | Frankfort Falcons | 26-20 | W | Herkimer, NY | Harmon Field | 4300 | |
| Sat | 9/22/1962 | H | Providence Steam Roller | 7-42 | L | Paterson, NJ | Hinchliffe Stadium | 6356 | |
| Sat | 9/29/1962 | H | Frankfort Falcons | 70-0 | W | Paterson, NJ | Hinchliffe Stadium | 2000 | |
| Sat | 10/6/1962 | H | Ansonia Black Knights | 20-7 | W | Paterson, NJ | Hinchliffe Stadium | 1500 | |
| Fri | 10/12/1962 | A | Providence Steam Roller | 30-6 | W | Providence, RI | City Stadium | 8104 | |
| Sat | 10/20/1962 | H | Portland Sea Hawks | 20-0 | W | Paterson, NJ | Hinchliffe Stadium | 1200 | |
| Sat | 10/27/1962 | A | Ansonia Black Knights | 14-7 | W | Ansonia, CT | Nolan Field | 1142 | |
| Wed | 11/7/1962 | H | Stamford Golden Bears | 38-0 | W | Paterson, NJ | Hinchliffe Stadium | 1200 | |
| Sat | 11/10/1962 | A | Baltimore Broncos | 14-6 | W | Baltimore, MD | |||
| Thu | 11/22/1962 | A | Hammonton Bakers | 6-28 | L | Hammonton, NJ | |||
| Sat | 12/8/1962 | N | Nu-Way Sweepers | 20-10 | W | Atlantic City, NJ | Convention Hall | 800 | |
| League Championship | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/16/1962 | N | Providence Steam Roller | 17-14 | W | 2OT | Atlantic City, NJ | Convention Hall | 2267 |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Warren Allen | 83 | TE | 6-1 | 200 | 27 | Delaware | ||
| Jim Apple | 36 | HB | 6-0 | 200 | 24 | Upsala | ||
| Ken Baird | 10 | HB | 6-1 | 190 | 25 | Bethel | ||
| Bill Baker | 41 | P-K-QB | 5-11 | 192 | 35 | none | ||
| Bob Balderston | 24 | DB | 6-1 | 177 | 25 | Panzer | ||
| Frank Barnes | 25 | DB-RB | 6-0 | 175 | 23 | none | ||
| Willie Bethea | 33 | HB-DB | 6-0 | 190 | 24 | none | ||
| Bob Bragg | 45 | RB | 5-11 | 185 | Maine | |||
| Neal Buckman | 13 | QB-K | 6-1 | 190 | 33 | Alabama | ||
| Rebel Caprino | 61 | ROG | 5-10 | 220 | 32 | none | ||
| Rufus Chatman | 22 | FB | 6-0 | 177 | 26 | none | ||
| Cros Copeland | 87 | DE | 5-11 | 197 | 29 | Grambling State | ||
| Nick DeCicco | 51 | DT | 6-0 | 215 | 26 | Northland JC; Maryland | ||
| Dave DeLea | 43 | DB | 6-1 | 197 | 23 | Tampa | ||
| Pat Del Vicario | 76 | DT | 6-1 | 223 | 28 | Adelphi; Southern Mississippi | ||
| Stan Derry | 86 | DE | 6-0 | 216 | 28 | West Virginia Tech | ||
| Joe Esposito | 62 | G | 5-10 | 190 | North Carolina | |||
| Ted Gaswirth | 73 | T | 6-0 | 290 | South Carolina | |||
| Jim Greer | 80 | OE | 6-3 | 215 | 31 | Elizabeth City State | ||
| Bob Gunderman | 84 | TE | 6-2 | 195 | 28 | Virginia | ||
| Tom Gunderman | LB | 5-11 | 230 | 24 | Maryland | |||
| Jeff Holbert | 64 | ROT-OG | 6-0 | 217 | 27 | West Virginia Wesleyan | ||
| Bill Jackson | 27 | QB-K | 5-9 | 187 | 32 | North Carolina A&T State | ||
| Joe Jackson | 72 | ROT | 6-0 | 243 | 27 | Florida A&M | ||
| Bob Klang | 75 | LOT | 6-3 | 242 | 27 | none | ||
| Bob Koreck | 63 | LOG | 6-3 | 240 | 23 | Notre Dame | ||
| Reggie Lee | 34 | DB | 6-2 | 170 | 24 | Florida A&M | ||
| Pat Luciano | 14 | DB | 5-10 | 176 | Montclair State | |||
| Carmine Melignano | 78 | G | 6-1 | 232 | 26 | none | ||
| Ronnie Meyers | 89 | SE-K | 6-4 | 220 | 22 | Villanova | ||
| Bob Moody | 27 | DB | 6-1 | 187 | 23 | Elizabeth City State; Montclair State | ||
| Chuck Munford | RB | 5-10 | 210 | 25 | none | |||
| Rich O'Brien | 56 | C | 5-10 | 180 | ||||
| Perkins | E | |||||||
| Lou Phillips | 21 | G | 5-10 | 180 | none | |||
| Ted Poliskin | 78 | T | 6-2 | 230 | 22 | Oklahoma; Hofstra | ||
| Fred Polzer | 82 | FL | 6-1 | 198 | 25 | Virginia | ||
| Ed Post | 44 | LB | 5-11 | 205 | 27 | Duke | ||
| Ryan | E | |||||||
| Tony Santora | 88 | DE | 6-1 | 227 | 26 | none | ||
| Walt Schairer | 28 | DB | 6-1 | 190 | 23 | Wake Forest | ||
| Bob Stauffenberg | 56 | LB-G | 5-10 | 200 | 26 | Elon | ||
| Stan Stoltz | 74 | MG | 6-1 | 252 | 27 | none | ||
| Bob Walsh | 12 | MLB-K | 6-1 | 227 | 28 | Nebraska | ||
| Richie Walsh | 57 | C | 6-4 | 220 | 23 | Notre Dame | ||
| Don Wernes | 30 | FB | 6-1 | 207 | 28 | none | ||
| John Zitter | 55 | C | 6-0 | 218 | 28 | none | ||
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 42 | 73 | 33 | 103 | 251 |
| Opponents Totals | 28 | 31 | 10 | 33 | 102 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | S | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Bethea | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | ||||
| Ronnie Meyers | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 37 | ||||
| Warren Allen | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||
| Neil Buckman | 1 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 24 | ||||
| Fred Polzer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||
| Don Wernes | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||
| Bill Baker | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 19 | ||||
| Jim Apple | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Bob Bragg | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Del Del Vicario | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Joe Jackson | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Team Totals | 37 | 23 | 37 | 62.2 | 2 | 0 | 251 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 15 | 9 | 15 | 60.0 | 1 | 0 | 102 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Bethea | 99 | 706 | 7.1 | 7 | |
| Don Wernes | 95 | 357 | 3.8 | 3 | |
| Jim Apple | 40 | 278 | 7.0 | 2 | |
| Bill Baker | 2 | ||||
| Bob Bragg | 2 | ||||
| Neil Buckman | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 17 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 4 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neal Buckman | 100 | 48 | 48.0 | 45 | 689 | 6.9 | 14.4 | 3 | 3.0 | 7 | 7.0 | 51.6 | ||||
| Bill Baker | 87 | 49 | 56.3 | 31 | 652 | 7.5 | 13.3 | 13 | 14.9 | 7 | 8.0 | 86.3 | ||||
| Bill Jackson | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 18 | |||||||||||||||
| Opponents Totals | 8 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Polzer | 28 | 420 | 15.0 | 4 | |
| Warren Allen | 28 | 339 | 12.1 | 5 | |
| Ronnie Meyers | 26 | 444 | 17.1 | 6 | |
| Willie Bethea | 2 | ||||
| Don Wernes | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 18 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 8 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Balderston | 5 | 81 | 16.2 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 2 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronnie Meyers | 13 | 608 | 46.8 | |||||||
| Bob Bragg | 4 | 149 | 37.3 | |||||||
| Team Totals | ||||||||||
| Opponents Totals |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Bethea | 3 | 110 | 36.7 | 1 | ||
| Reggie Lee | 2 | 58 | 29.0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 1 | |||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Apple | 5 | 132 | 26.4 | 0 | ||
| Willie Bethea | 6 | 158 | 26.3 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Del Vicario | 1 | ||||||
| Team Totals | 1 | ||||||
| Opponents Totals | 1 |
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